Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 16, 1874, Page 9

coverad with dingy stuceb ROME. The Objectionable Climate---The Si- roccd and the Tramontane. Tho Lirer Tiber—Tts Overflows and Their isastrous Cons:quences. gevival of ihe City Since It Was Made ' the National Capital. qho Streets and Buildings---The Corso. How Ancient Structures Ilave Deen Ttilized. Lack of Januactures and Commerce--- Religious Matters. occial Correspindence of The Clicago Tribune. Ttoxe, April 4, 1874, The motires and rozsona which caused tho site of Tome to be eloct-d as the Capital of thean- Cieut Roranas would not o euliciont nowadsss to chogse thie particular-location for the Capital of Ttaly. It s ooly bocause it was the Capital o1 the anciert Empire that it is selected now as {he scst-of- overnment for the new nation. The grea- 6t objection to the site of Rome has swsgs Lean ITS CLIMATE. 1t is koosn to have been asickly aty in speient ticies, especially for strangers tnd persons Dot acclimated. The {rejuent hints of the Boman writers show that fovers wero a8 conmon in those days ss in these, 1 more Ta'at, because the use of quinine and other remeries was wat then known. Bat the 214 omsuns may have been less sensitive to at- muepberic influences than their less hardy suc- “essors, parl’y because of their syatom of gym- pustic train.ng, which strengthened the bods, a1 rartlv or: account of the continual use of the cold bath. ‘The climate of Rome is soft, rather dump, and quite varisble—especially in the sontas, when strangers flock here by the ‘Fhe whole basin of the Tiber is ram- farted on the northand enst by tho Apennine gutsiv-Chain; to the southwest lies tbe Mediterranean Sea ; and the cicy is built nearly inthe middla of the great plain known 88 the Campazra. It is tins exposed by turns tothie soft, warm, enevvating breczes from the cea, called sho Sivocco, and the dry. chilling, povtheast b'asts from the snow-covered Apen- wines, called tho Tramontane winds. The one brinas tho heat of Africa, and tho otaer the colds of the wintry peaks. The nervous system {s uustrung by the one and chilled by the other. Hepce fover, chills, typhoide, congestions, 2nd ctifer diswases, which I more fully described in a previous let:er. THE TIBER bas 2 pame in history which conveys an ides of preatmess a'together out of proportion to the reality. Where it passes throogh Rome, it fes nife-rupnirg, turbulent stream, sbout 800 to 00 feet in width, and as dirty and sellow-locking a8 the Missouri. It has steep Yanks: and. when low, it runs in & channel 30 o 40 feet blow its valiey. At times 1t nises €0 tha course of & few days, and, thea over- ‘e ite hanks, commits immense damage. Xerth of the:city & few milos, it begins to braoch catinto numerons afluents, each of which ex- tends acrors the plain to the Apennine Moun- . and gathers up the melting snows and doscending rains slone s mountain-froztage of 5 cr 60 m The largest, or mainbranch pen- etrates & gront distance among the mountsins. 10d is 2bout 200 miles in length. After » winter of heavy &1ow-falls, such as that of = year ago, fsllowed in the spring by copious rains. the tor- of water overflow the bauks of the main sream, and produce DISASTROUS CONSFQUENC™S in the lowor parts of the city. ore than belf sie houses of Romo are erectod in the low fFrounds or valley of the Tiber, and not on_the Yfoven Hifle,” s is popularly supposed. Last eming all shese lower portions of the city wore d to their second stories, sud the dam- cte]l was onormous. In anciemt times, w:s subjoct to calamitous overflows; sud they Liave cconrred over since, at irregular mtervals of time. Some times there will not bo n di-sslrovs overflow for & whole century, and Luen they saav be repeated everv few years. This soring the river has 8t no time been half bank- {10l Last epring the rise was not more thaa 60 Teet sbove Jow-water mark, withio the walle. Tatil the establishment of the National Capi- g:! in: Tiigms, & little more than three yesrs 880, itwasa ‘DEAD-ASD-ALIVE-TOWN, letharsic. motionless. Its «treets were unclean, —~fltlivin fact. Everything was stagnaut, ex- t e bopgars, who were lively enongh, sud ~0 nume: ous and pestiferons for the comfort of the gtrancers. whom they beset and tormented. The Roman citizens were discontented and poor, Tecaaso the city did not prosper, and they were cbliged to obey lawa they had no voice in mak- They were sullen and forevor plotting to orerthrow the polizical despotism of the Pope ud Conclave. They contrasted tbe dead condi- fion of their city with the progresa and rising Prosperity of tho otber Italian cities since the nicn of Italy under Victor Emanuel. Lafore the reraoval of tbe Capital bither, Reme coutained 202,736 inhabitants, of ‘whom 7wera clericals, or members of religions orlers of mon%s and nuns. At the berinning of the centry, Romo contained 153,000 inbabitants, an incresse of only 50,000 in soventy vears. The estsblishment of the Capi- tal here 1o the winter of 1870-'71 at ouce WARED 1T OUT OF ITS LOXA TORPOR, 01 brght suen @ change in the buinees o Rome as bad not been witnessed since iodiriof the Cirnrs. In 1872 the Utalixn Goveri-ent taok a census, and fonnd the vop: ntid swollen already to 247.497. Adttuis it s estimated toat there are 235,000 shabi- s in Rome, exclnsive of the 25,000 or 80,000 rtranzers end * fleating”’ populailon who bave Yeanh-re dnring the winter, coming and going by every train, THE NUMBER OF HOTELS 1as newly doubled in three years ; the old ones Lave 1; renovated, refifted, snd enlareed, twas practicable; and a 800re or two -ones have been erectod and oremed to toe prblic. They all seem to be full ar.d doing od hneiness.. Evers one who hal visited ' former vears testifies to the improved ‘ness, as well as bill-of-fare, of the hotels ¢ e aud other principal Italian citiies, since e u.ification. One can go to bed no'w withoat e 3preuension rroying on huw mind that he cillaffer lusa of blcod before morni 0 he.. Le eits down to = meal, it is art to be 5 and palatively cooked. In sbort, the traveling accommodatious of Rome and faiv bave undergone n revcéution which bas Lrought sbout s most gratifying improvement. . THE NEW BUILDINGS vhih bave Leen erccred in ltome in the rast thres years equal all the building done 1o tho Tredious 200 years. A wholo equare mile of Eltciures bavo beon added to the eust _side of the city, on the Quiriunl, Viminal. and Esquiline #ils. ' Thov are not flimsy sholls, but “solid, fxi-proof blocks, and_each large enomzh to 8c- tciamodate twentv to fifty families. There are Lo cot:azes in Rome, in the Americxn Benge, 21 none of the common people own tieir own feiidences. Ju the now parts of tho oy, the ttels aro laid out siraipht, and_of resgoectable ‘;dth.—do to 60 feet,—whereas, in the a'd por- iona” of the town, the strcots sre craoked as fa's hotns, and ouly 10 to 15 feet wide, and {falitute of eidowalk s, with the exoeption of the res and one or two others. No mere gloomy :?d inferior stree:s are to be found in duy city Euiope thau in #ho older parts of Bomro. Bad often heard of . ofR THE FAMOUS CORSO ome, and had imagined & broad, magnificect ::euun. like one of the boulevards of Paris, ox- toidiog from one vido to (he other of the * Eter- e City.” "But what was my disappointrnent to d that it was & narrow snd 1atber shabby- cking thoroughtare; about three-quarfers of & mile long, begimning nesr the Wall, al. s point called the Pope’s Diaza, snd #t0pping in front of 2 plain old stucco church, of no arclitectaral Jretensione, & short d stanco from the {among Capitoline Iiill of ancicut Romo. _This principal .rlagm onty twenty-oizat fest wide, with wide- lhluer thres feet, raiscd a fow inches above . ® street, which {2 lowest in the centre, lke e,;!\.v il streets in Rome. mfu buildings which line the Corso, though e of them aro termad palocis sud aro ocoil piedby nopility, are nos_handsoms. They sro Plain "ck nilflmign. erected fizom the matenals We “raius,” fous or Are ajucies Ligh, and The ** Nobles ™ live up-starrs, and lease the ground floor to shop- keepers ; and, during Carnival-week, they rent out the 'balconies and windows to strangers, from which to witness the fun and follies of the crowd on the street below. Tho Corvois the great shop-street of the city, for the sale of dry goods, jewelry, pictures, stataettes, photographs, works of art, and curiosities of all sorts. gnb, if it wero twico as wide, and extended to Capito- line Hill, which overlooks the principal ruins of the ancient city, including the Colisoum, the Foram, and tho paluces of tho Cresars, it would boe tenfold more imposing to the eye of the stranger. g _ A great rart of inhabited Rome is, compars- tively speaking, i i A MODERN CITY, occupying the once open epaces of the Campus 3fartius, down the Valley of the Tiber, which Hows through the cityin a circuitons corrse, somowhat in the shape of the letter S,—its gen- eral direction being from north to south. Very fow of the buldings in Lowe date beyoud the year 1500 The yreatest ravages committed on the ancient etryctures were betwcen that dute and the middle of the lustcentury. Modern Rome is, in chief part, constructed from tho ruins of the ancient city. Thousands of ancient walls, which bad resisted the tooth of time and the cffocts of fire, were torn down end robuilt in palaces and churches, of which there are 300 of" the latter and twice as many of the former; and tens of thoueands of marble pillars and gravite columns were removed from the to.nples, forums, Dathe, theatres, ampbichoatres, aud | palaces. to docorate and beautify the palaces, churchee, snd catbedinls which ‘were erected in Rome within the period stated. Even tho vast Sk. Petor's itself is wainly constructed of materials plundered from the tomples, baths, and palaces of Imperial Rome. Had'it not boen for theso wholesale depredations and destructions, the works of the mighty dead would have witnstood the ravages of time, fire. and invasion, to & de- greo which wonld now excito the liveliest wonder and admiration of mankind. But they were not ablo to resiat the picks and crowbare of ao army of workmen omployed iu their demolition for more than two conturies, Henceit is that the ruins and debris of the ancient structures creato rather & feeling of disappointment st first view. There are less remains visiblo than the traveler oxpected to fiud, and those fonnd are more riin- ous sod prone than can ve accounted for by the Sotion of time ana ravages of invadors. But. each day that the visitor sponds in_inspecting: churchos, palaces, aud picture-galiories, he will perceivo the missing portions of tho ancient pilea. [ THE COLISEDY, which would cover half-a-dozen squares in Chi- oago, and whoso exterior wall was 120 foct Lich and 30 foot thick, is half gone. All its count- Joss marble and gramto pillars and colonnades, a4 macble Hoors and stairways, have disappear- ed utterly. They bave been broken up and burat into limo or built into churches and pal- aces. "The walls of the Coliscum were nuged 83 & Btone-quarry uring too_ sixieenth sad pars of the seventeenth centurics, and millions of cubic yards of stone and brick were quarriod out of it and carted away. The period of modsrn Rome called 'THE RENAISSANCE, or restoration, was the time the great edificen of oid Rome were most rathlesely and completely Sestroved or reduced to unsightly debria. ‘Many +of the Koman ruins of which caneiderable ralica still romain ore thruet ioto uneightly neighbor- hoods,—sbouldered and elbowed by high, com- monplace structures, and choked out of siwht Dy narrow, crooked, gloomy streots. In mant placas, ono willsce tho tall, majeatic colmns of somo old temple filled in befween with bricx daubed over with dmngy stucco, and so dis- Guisod that they start out liko excrescences from Heau walls, Novertholoss, the ruins that still exist and are visible are enormous in quantity, S13 their oxtont aud variety grow on the visitor 8 Lo traces them ontday by day. Butwhat must they bave been before the ** Renaissance” began to prey on them? 1t does not seem possible that Rome will ever ain become & large city. It is questionable if 55N double ita presont population in helf & century. Already the ‘rush” is over conse- quent oo the removal of the National Cavital iher. The speculativo rage for corner-lots is past. The high rents exactod “or the first two Dears, which oppreesad the people very grontls, are declining in conseqnonce of the waltitude of now buildings which bave been constructed and the slacking of the flow of new-comers. TRome bas KO MAXUFACTURES OR COMYERCE on which to support & great ity It hss little on which to subsiat save the memory of its past and fons greatness. 1t lives on its old reputation, on its ruins, and its pictures and statuary. Itis the most interesting show place in the world. A1l tastes snd capacivies can find hore something to admire sud comprchend. Itisa three-fold Capital,—Capital of the ancient world. Capital of the Catholio’ Church, and Capital of Itely. each capacity it attracts multitudes of visitors. Bt its resident pupulstion cannot much exceed the number of peaple who can subeist oo the money expended hora by the oficial classes and visitom. The Tiber is too awift-running and shailow to ever make Rome o port for vessels of any use- fal size. In old timos the galleys were pro- pelled by onra of slaves. Thora is no practicable Ftor-power near Rome; and no mines of coal or other useful minerals are fonnd on the Cam- agns. The nearest marble-quarrios—those of Jatrara—are 120 to 150 mile: north of Rome. "The prent malarions plains about Rome, called the Campsgoa, from which the ancient city de- rived s coneiderable part of its tood, are but Comparstively littlocultivatod. They are mostly given over fo hords of cattle and sheep,—not more than ono-erghth part, being devoted to frain and vegetables, so that Rome Lus to look Slsowhere for most of ber breed. Rome will continue to Le in the future, 88 in the laat two or three centuries, A KIND OF MECC) which will attract the scholar and lover of zrt as well a8 the devotee of the faith. Itis hers the student and mau of letters will always be best able to follow the stream of time and the occur- rence of humsan events, and study bistory at the focus of its springs of ncticn ; for bere Le will find illnstratod and perpetuated ench principal action and actor, in a ruin, & pillar, 3 tnumphal arch, the remains of & Senate-forum, or palace of o Emperor, or in marble statces and bas- roliefs. Here be begins with the twilight of histo: and tben pass in review before him the tise period of the Kings ; the time of the dezcay and extinction of the i “Grecian Republice and tae Monarchy of Egypt; the rise and termination of the Roman Republic ; the -establishment of Sho Emoiro ; the commencement of Caristian- ity, and 1ts tubsoquen: natuislization a5 the na- tional seligion, replscing Pagarism throughout the mights botnds of the Empire. And then tho Empire dissoives away, and the long night of the Darik Ages boginé to cast its gloomy Shadows over the world Aud then suddeniy tho religion of Mahoraot is thrust befors man- kind, and, with fireand sword, in o single cens twy, exterminates Chnistispity from Asia and Africs, and extirpates it in half of Earope. Finetly the student Teaches the perod of the Renaissanca and the teformation, when the hu- man intollect once more cmerged 1nto the day- Tight of resson and scienco, when the right of phvate judgment snd selt-government began to be psserted. i days of Scipio Africsnus to tbis Since the moment, Rome has been THE CENTRAL FIGURE 5 of Enropean politics and religion, and its reliz- fon bas alwaye been o disturbing elemea i tio politics of Earope, and 12 now, and probably will Pontiaue to be for & long time to coms, thourh %o lesw oxtent from year to year, until it ceascs to 10terfero in polisical affars. Some supposo the Papacy may be removed from Rome. This is bardly possiblo. Whero ols6 conld 1t go to feel at home 7" The Cath- olic Caurch bas had its headquarters, 89 to upeslk, in Tomo for upward of eightuen couturies, and hero they wil stay a3 loug as the Church Sodures. ALl its history clusters nround this apot. and centres here. "Mera is the fountain- Lead of the mi: ‘mighty rivr which bas rollod dows the stream of time theso mauy couturies. The autagonism batween the Italian Govern- ment and the Papacy, which has been 8o bitter e fhreateniog sinoe the unification of Italy, already exhibits SYMPTOMS OF AMELIORATION. The Governmeut has pursued, on_the whole, 8 discreot and conciliatory course, while it has been fixed and firm in purpoge. It has attacked no essential thing of the Church polity, snd bas as- sured the independeuos of the Holy Father and Tho Conclave of Cardiuals in all things pertain- ing to the spiritual atfairs of tho Church. Tho people of Italy are also acting a8 peace-makers. By tosist on the ity of ltaly, sud on haviog Rome for its political Capital. Thex claim that o Sotican palace, on the west baokof the Tiber, ia far enough away from the Quirtnal Dalnce, on the east —side, for each po- Poatate to transsct his pecossary business thoat ome interferiozr with the _othor Thoy meist on recoiving the Pope's bicssing aud the King'a protection. They want the Holy Father to devote himself to his spinitual dnties, and the monarch to tho enforcemeat of the lavs. In many. of the print-shop-windows may be secn Sctarca'of Piusand Emsuuel walking arm in £rm, which is an embilem of the populisr desire. Bt the old Pope professea to be obdurate sad uncompromisiog ; however, it s noticed with Tieely satisfaotion tuat the Bishops and priests bave, i great measurs, cesssd to preach xgainst M‘n unity, or Lrvm 'Lh-upnudra to denounce " THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1874 the Elngand Parlisment. Agitation the overthrow of the Goverument, or its expulsion fronx the Capitsl is no longer 8o actively and :fifi;’;zu;’v‘t;lty c;nr{‘m? on; :':d &t ia observed that %0 of the lower seom to be quite well'disposed toRards the e;xge'tmg Dn].ihca? m- stitations. Patriotism~—love of countrv—is uot an estinct sentiment in their breasts. The prasent Pope isnow s very old man, having several years sinco passed tho 80th mile-atune of life, and must, in tho nature of things, loy down tho tiara cre long and join the Sainta. With his departure, the people of Italy think, will paas away the dark cloud which has hung over their new Government, throatening to de- stroy it, and his successor will . ACCEPT THE FACT ACCOMPLISHED, and vield to the wiches of the nation. It isbe- ginning to be seon, by the more sensible of the clergy and Conelave, that the fresdom of action and independence of the Popo do not require that he shall be a temporal King, to rule politi- cally over any portion of the Italian people, agaiost their will and conscnt. Thers is no natural or mecessary convection be:ween the exarciso of political and spiritual functions; and, wherever they bave been united, they have done mschief, both to State and Church. ‘There js perfect liberty of conscience guaran- tood throughout the Pevinsula by the Italian Government, und the Protestant natives are no longer porsecuted or molosted. The English hove established Episcopal churches in all the larger citics, and in geveral there aro Presby- terian churches. There are also soveral churches of the American_Alliance, whoro clergymea of differont denomivations officiato. But the ma~ jortty of Amorican travolors attend the English piscopal service. Thoro are BEVEN PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN RO where Bervices are conducted in the Laoglish Tanguage,—of course m?pmwd by Englich and American_residents and visitors; ove Fronch und one Italian Evangelical, and one German Lutheran church. There are great numbers of the educated Italians who are only naminal Catholics. ‘They rarely attend cburch, and nover the confosional ; thoy are really Royalists, or Deists, in belief ; thoy laugh at some of the practicos’ of the Chureh, and doplore the gross superstitions of tho lower clesses. But their main wish is that the Church shall never again override the Szate. Thore is an ecclesinstic party in Italy which advocates & roformation of the Church. The programme of this reform party may be summod up under four heads : firat, the abolition of the Pope’s poliuenl sovereignty ; secoud, the sbro- gation of the feudal cath taken by the Biskops to tho Pope ; third, the permiseion of meuTiage to the pricsts ; fourtl, tho celobration of pub- lio worsbhip in the vernacular tongue, and_not in Latia. 3. UXCLE JOB OR UNCLE ARISTIDES % #ell, Harry, baby must have snother god- father, and I doo’t seo why Uncle Aristides should not be asked. Ho will, I know, acoopt, and is sure to romember the child.” Thus spake Mrs. Highfly to her busband, as over the teo-table they coucerted arrangements for the christening of their first-born. Afr. Hightly apparently paid little hoed to his wife’s remark, and was sbout to ask her to again puss bim the toset, when, glancing up- ward toward the lady's face, he perceived indi- cations of & coming storm. He could tell from cortain outward and visible sigos that his Matilda Jane meditated a sudden swoop, 80, merving himself for the encouuter, he responded in & mild tove: *“We ought not, dear, to forget Uncle Job. Tho tempest broke. r. Highfly had been ex- pecting it, but not so soon. Tho lightning was flashing in his wife's eyes, nod the thunder of hor majostic voice was rattling abont s ears in a couple of ssconds after he bad spoken. Tho reference to Uncle Job did it. 4t pNCLE J08 INDEED " exclaimed the irate Matilda June, every fibre of hor body seeming to guiver witd passion. «Who noxt would you like to stand to your child 2" When Mrs. Highfly tossed her head,and thus in- dicated suprome contempt for her husbanda solec- tion of n sponsor, his replv wasas foliows : “With Uncle Job, my dear, we have the required num- ber, and we need Dot further pursue the sub- ject, unless, having in your mind's eye—Shaks- peare, dear—tho likolilinod of other christoningd to come, you are praparing s list of eligible por- sons to keep bv you.” Poor Mr. Highfly mode this remark in his softest manner, and the little simper with which he concluded would have made it apparent to anx one that he wns only eiving uttorancs to & timid joke. Stately Mra. Highfly, however, did not chooge to sccept it as such, ut. tnrning sovagely upon bor hnwbend, poured out some scathing remarks. ~ Pausing to sce what womd be the amect —mnon Tarry, and observing that he was nnconcarnodiy gipoing his_tes, ehe bounced from the room, Roeily banging the door atrer her. “Whilst tlie good Iadv of the house haa gone to vent her snite upon the domestic below stairs, tho opportnnity may be taken of INTRODUCING MR. AND MRS. HIGEFLY in a more rati=factorv mannar. TFrom his vouthb uoward, ITarry Hizhfly had heen s clerk in Caabit & Bllion's Bank. in Threadncedlo streat. and from bainz one of the Janiors, had riscn to & conflaentinl and iraportant hokition. e owed none of hi=.advancement to influential relatives, eioce bis parents had heen humble conntre-folk, who died #oon efter their som came to the metropolis. Ho was an_only b1, and knew of no blood-relations bat an nn- cleon haother'seide. Unc! o Tob Smith. however, Sas » sort of nohody—that ia to sav, he ba tried a enod many things. and alwars failed : he was & bachelor, but liked companv ; Tncla Job wae, in fact, & choice spirit ;" his friends al- wnvk welcomed him when ther wanted s brieht, jovial, mirth-creating fellow among them ; but {he kamo good peopla invariably * cut ” por Job when they mot him,next day in & crowded thor- onghfara, It was all vory well to know him in privato, but in public it wads very diffaront mate ter, Job was & good-henried, geuerous soul, rendv to lond bis last shilling to anvone who anked him ; an act, however, re'dom within bis power, inawmnch a4 he was oftemer com- polled to borrow than able to lend. Of Sonrso, peopln with sny repatation wozildn’t nub- Hiely recognize Job Smith, forhe had three times figured in the Gazte, THREE TIVES IN FIFTEEN YEARS. Tsnot that shooking? Tia frat occasion was Wwhen he was in partnership with Stenrit, tha grocer. in Brintol. A noble establihment thov haq, ton. ‘Tha shop was blacled with tea-chests, but, unfortunately, the chests wero ampty. ‘The nurtnership exiatad for six mooths, and thon teppit ran away, leaving Joh to mat'le_all the Qaims. A good many veople avarred Job bad bren owindled, but he mmself di1 mot sav much abont it. Bv the way, Jrou wouid not bave expectad Job would. for ho was nover Lnown to n‘ter an nukind or'i!l-natured word of anv one, Harry, however, stuck to_bin nucle amid this and his other reverses, for the remem- brance of his former kindness lived in his mem- orv. When Horrv wns in his 80ch year. and had obtained a good porition in the banking eatab- Hehmont, ie lonked ahout him for n wifo. He was very small of stature, and, following the exumplo of moat little_men, fell'in love with & lody who was sbove the averaze height of bor gox, Mntilds Jaus Brownjohn, like her euitor, bad but few retatices living,—s mothor and an nnole. This was at the outsat s wondorful rec- ommendation, but it wes not the onlv ona. 3. J. Drownjohn had monev.—£1.500in round nnm- hors, left her by decessed connections, in addi- fion to £300 more saved bv carofal economy dnrog the 28 yeans of her exislonce. She ‘wss mot exactly good-looking when Torry | married her, and = hss mot improved winco; but many people T Tobw have rsther a preference for sharp features, & lurid tinee in the bair, 2 long neck, and a bony figmre. Harry, for example, consid- erod ber 8 very fine woman.— A SPLEXDID CREATURE and be backed his opinion by mi ing her Mrs. Highy, The lady had borpa this honorabla titls sorne fifteen months when &n heir came o share the faomily prosperitv. Harrv, it need Soarcely bo said, was immeneely proad of bis Sfeprine, who was reported by evorv one to be exactly like his father. Had the opinion beon $1cs warun, perhapy Harry wonld not bave been s0 jubilant, for hohad discovered (come closor, dear resder, that I may whisper this) that he ot married 8 “dence of s tomper” 8s Havplly. woll” s & magnifceat woman. tha little man _was not easily eroused; a0d, when she hed tired, his good-bu and the wooted etry twinkle of bis eve waa not in the elightest Gngrao dimmed. Whea the infant wea a_couple Ot omonths old, the subject of the christening foto. and munry a battle-roval was fought over tho choice of @ponsors. When be bad marzied, Haere bad takon a amalt semi-dotached villa jusé Sutaide Taling, cad their vext nelghbors being S Foozles, nn intimacy soon arose. Mre, Yzl baving been summoned to the bedside of R oofion Jann ata very critical period, and baviog, with M. F., expressad a desire to aot as god- pareats tohe youthital Highly, 1t was impoasi- ble to balk their wish.-Over the remaining sponsor there ensued THE GRAND STRUGOLE ; Harry would bave liked his 'Uncle Job (whom ~ Mstilds Jane seidom allowed Sithin the bouse); but his lsrger if not better hslf was deterinined thut her Uncle Arietides, her late father's brother. should be selocted. Matilda Jane, be it noted, believed in her uncle, who had passed some years in Aus- tralia, but was now a0 oilman in the Borough, & ‘bachelor, and, by reason of bis colonial experi- ©ences. claimed to be a very clever and practical man. This gentleman, like Matilda Jane's sur— Viving parent, snubbed Harry, acd considered him 88 much inferior to them in intellectual and ‘moral attributes a8 he was In eize; €0, altogeth- er, a_very pretty family quarrel seomed to be brewing over the matter of the christening of the infant Highdy. On tho present occasion, the irriteble Mrs. Highfly allowed spouse ' an hour a0 s belfs peace ere she ro- turned to romew the attack. Harry, being in the calm enjoyment of a cizar and the latest novel, was indisposed to resume hostilities ; bnt the lady was not to be dofeated in her object. She bastled sbout tho_place, noisily arrangiog - the chairs, olc., savagely stifriog the fire, ud ringing the hand-bell for the servant with such Yobemence tbat at last Harry was fain to put aside bug novel and content himsclf with smok- ing and staring into the blazing cosls. 3lra. Hinfly was an adopt in all thoso petty temivias dovices for annoying the mzle eex which scem to be born in some wonen: 60. when elie saw that she bad & cded in meking her husband forego the excitiug nurrative which bad solsced nm in her sbsence, she began to make com- moats about THE ILL-BAVOR OF HIS CIGAR, and the disagrecablo consequences likely to en- sue to tho winter cartains, only that morn- ing brought out and suspended for the ensuing BosKOD. When all elao failed to aronse the placid Harry, Mrs. Highfly invariably foll back apon tho gu ity of his cigara, which she queralously proceed- ed to disparago. 4 »Oh. that'a your. opinion, is it? Well, look hera; von seom to know a Iot about tobaceo: but I don't know how yon should, unless the old lady nised to havo bers on the aniot, and_puff it np tho chimrey.” Dy the ¢ old lady.” Harryal- Inded to the respectable person who owned Matilds Jane as her daughtor. Certainly, it was a highly improper’remark to mke, Bat he was fo goaded by bis wife's pnecrs. that ho was not dis- posed to stick 2t such a trifle as filial respect, It nood scarcely be said snid that at once Matilda Jane's flood-gates were oponed, o copious shower of tears burst forth, but axud her sobs she man- eged to utter such phrases as: ** Was it for thie T married you? Do you think my mother ls o old Trish woman?—my_motler, whn comes from one of the flrst ~Scotch famil'er, al- though she canuot now bosst of sucestral es- tatas,” &ec. Harry was oxceediogly fond of bl wife, de- spito hor agaravating temper, and kuerw that xlio worked hard to insure the comfort and prexerve the reapectability of his home. ITe conld not beur to sce her cry; 80. impotiently flineing his cigar into the fire, ho pprosched, and sttempted to throw o1, UPOY THE TROUBLED WATERE. wyell, Matilda Jaue, perhapa I did go s little %00 far. T didn’t mean to burt your feelings." % Oh, vou trest me cruelly,” exclaimed the sobbin lady; ‘you try my love teo much, in- deod you do. Dut, sinco you retract, and are gorey foe what you've done, why, I forgiva you." Matilds Jauo dried her oynt—it was wonderful what coptrol slio lind o7or those water-apota— Todina bricf space she bronght her work to the fire, and besan stitching awav at baby'a first vinafore, 88 though nothing had occurred to dis- barb the matrimonial harmony. Harry once 1nore took up bis novel, and was getting deenly interested in & love-acene, when his wife, notic- ing that his tempor was restored again, roturned to ¢he charre. « Harry, dear,” she safd, * I don’t wish to be tronblesome; but, remember, wo_have not yet gettlod about tha christening.” Hor husband tranquillv observed that, although ho was thon in & most eritical poition of the novel, he was quite ready to talk about what was #o near to his Matilds Jane's heart: to which his spouse snswored: “That's & dear gond fellow: my Harrv's himsell acnin.” The artful Mrs. H. bad an idea that, by 3 further exhibition of temper, sho mirht make ‘hor busband obatinate: the end she nad in view was more livelv to be attaived by a show of con- cihation and wifely obedience. She resumed: “0f coursa, if you would prefer Uncle Job to TUncle Aristides, why, we'll send the 1ovitation ‘40 Uncle Job at once; only—vou won't be anery, wwill yon, Harev. if I toll vou why I would rather have Uncle Aristider? Promise. vou won't, now, Joar! That insinua‘ing woman, as thongh Jvvayed by an uncontrollablo imnulee of affec: t \on, suddenly thrust baby's pinafore aside, snd puiline her gannt fieuro up to its full heicht, cleeped her husband's bead between her two bauds, and gave him A EOUNDIYO FIs9. Whitt lovine husband conld do less than smile benigmautly, draw a =tool to his gide, and {arite the partoer of bis life to sit thereon? Thne com fortably posed, Matilds and her hashand de- bated whather Uncle Job or Uncle Aristides wag to crgry the dav. «wxNow Harry,” resumed Mrs. Hichflv, © we can’t blind ourselves to the fact, that there's & Vst diffarence in the social position of our uncles, Aristides Brownjnbn isa toriving trades- Tno, and has noone to leava his monev to but ouranlves ; wo know he's taken 8 creat fancy to on-hov, and exnecta tobe asked. If he jan't. perhans ho'll take offense, and leave all bis property to & hospital or something. Do you uee that, Tarry 2" Fer hushand nodd~d his head. So far. Matil- dn's wav of pnthing the matter was certainly sensible, and disolaved a proper consideration for the futnre prosperitv of their offapring. “ Now, lat'a Inok at the ofher sido. Uncle Job —denr oid fotlow a3 he {4!" (Harrv was romewhat gnrnised to hear his wife aneak of his solorelative in these sffectionate torms)—**is little elso bnt 2 waif and strav. Evervbody knows it's mot his fanlt, but whatever ba tonches. he's sure to maske n mers of. Now isn't it fo?" To thig obvions truth, Harry agsin was com- pellzd to nod his hes: Vo sre sorrv to dirannoint Uncle Job, but neithor you nor T wonld liko the tain: of misfor- tune to attach to our bov. Uncle Job would give him somethine if he conld, bnt thon he Z Wt whoroas Uncle Aristides is suro to bring Tim & fork and apnon, or s silver mng at the Jeant. We can't ask both, bncanse Mr. Brown- joho har never mot Mr. Bi , &nd thev micht e jealms of each other, which would never do. Now, Harry, ““pow 18 1T TO BR?" « After smoh & apecions argnment na this, what conld tha pliant hushand sac? T.ot us put onr- selven in binplace. Wedon't like that bluatering, loud-voiced, boastful, nnd oviniona‘ed old hom- bag Drowniohn ; bat then, he's prosoeroue, and Lasu't & relative but onrselves. On the other Band. we do like that good-natnred. modost, A rimple-heartad oll ancel, Job _Smith. snd we 4now how prond he'd ba to stand spongor to tha infant; bnt thon, he's as poor a8 a church- Tmotse. and neople a7 he's rapidly drifting for the fonrth time towards thal fatal maelstrom, the Bankruptey Conrt. As that far-eccing Matilda Jane eava, wo mmet oot allow our own dosires to interfere with the iaterests of our of- sprin. Of conrso Matilda Jana knew how it wonlibe; she had in rolemn end acrat conclave with har ‘mother gettled it & fortnight ago. and the con- Toreation with Harry was merely n sort of comoromise with hor conacience, for mevor shonld it ba ssid of that young matron that she had broken the vow made to ‘““love, honoe, end obev.” Tha onlv th now to be decidsd on wap fhe dav,and rame. Tnesdav wonld smit averybrdv nicelv. What did atilda's busband eav {0 Harry (out of compliment to himeelf), Aristides (in honor of the Boroneh tradezman), Horatio (as 8 eort of op in tho pan to old Foo- zle. who bore_the name), Ajax (clas=ical, and Gistingue, my dear), and Brownjobn (must have family nsme)? ‘What conld be more mellifla- Sus than * Harry Aristides Horatio Ajax Prown- john Hichfly 2" Nothing: at_lexst o Natilds erid. Having yielded so mnch, it was not worth thhile making further rosistance; so Harry allowed that Philistine of s wifs to shear his locks and bind him with cords until he was POSITIVELY HELPLESS. « Now, everrthing is settled.” enid the fnhi- Jant Mre. Highfly : ** suppore we write to Tnele Aristides, and acqnaint him with the result > " Out of courteay, wa ought also to write to TUncla Job." W Oh, certainly, my dear,” resconded Mra. Hightlz. * Wil von write hoth letters ¥ 2 Well, Matilda Jana, I think you mizht drop aline to Uncla Job: it would coms from you ‘with rather a batter grace than from me : that is to say, dear, a letter from you would ba anecies of saivo for hia disanpointment.” Tho truth wes, Harry, after half-inviting his relative to atand godfather, when he met him a few dara befora at a luncheon-bar in the cily, was ashamed to back out of the matter; bnt,_he knewif Job Smith got s note from Matilda Jane. be wonld prettv accuratelv guess the rea- aqnhwhy his aid at the christesing wes dispensed with. Afrs. Highfly immediately brought forth ber writing materisls, and the reconciled couple pro- cecded with THEIR EPISTL pa. TThis s what atilda Jane wrote to Uncle Job : # Dzsn Uscus s Yoo kuow how well pleassd 9 em————————————————————eeeeeeeeee iy we should bave been fbryou to be ousof the god-fathers to our darling _treasure, but unfor- fanntely Harry bas a friend whom it would be Very impolite to offend, and, under these cir- cumstances I zm suro you will excase oor not Lsking you next Tuesdsy. Best love, etc. Yours, vory affectionately, 3. J. HieurLy.” ‘This is how Harry addressed bis prosperous reiative in the Borough : “Dean OLp UNcLE : Excuge this familiarity, but we want you to act in official cupacity st _ tho chmstening on Tues- day mest. Don't trouble to answer tlis, because we are determined to enlist vour eympathies on bebalf of our bovin a ractical manner. Tilly joins in Jove, and I am— Yours ever, Hazry Hicurry.” Scarcely bad these important communications been penned, than a loud kuock was heard attho front-door ; L. tily gathering up the lettersinto a couple of en.clopes, Mr. Hichfly placed them in his mke:‘ ready to post the next morming; whilst his wifo procoeded to tho stair-head, to as- certain who wera their visitors. It proved to be only Mr. sod Mrs. Foozle, who hud called to haves quiet chat ; and in their pleasant com- pany, we, for that evening, drop the curtain upon Harry and his wifo. At last came THE EVENTFUL DAT. Wonderful preparsticas for the great occasion had been made by Mrs. Highly (who was really an excellent housekeeper) and the vesult was, that Mr. and Mrs. Foozle saw awaiting them, when the ceremooy ehould bo over, a repast in_every way enticing. There were fowls, & huge joint of beef, meat pacties, and such o profusion of custards and tartlets, that Mrs. Foozle began _to think whether sho conl not manceuvre to introduco into the house, ers tho day was at an end, & select few of her own numerous brood. Harry was tndeed proud of the managerial capabilities of bis wife, a8 Le gazed from ond toend of the well-fillad table, B ed conld not refrain_from eularging upon her merits to Foozle as they stood together befors the mantel-piece waiting tho arrival of the other BpODSOT. Ars. Highfly was too nervous yet to msako ler appearance ; sho was vory busy up-stairs prapsring baby for cburch ; that young imp, with his face a1 rod ns a fresh-boiled lobatar, exhibiting tho greatest disinclination to be dressed in & becoming munner, and londly pro- claiming the fact by a continued sories of the most discordant yelle, The sznxious mamms and nurse wero doing their utmost to prevent the noise reaching the trio down-stairs ; but vou might a8 well have attempted to quiet & town- crier or & street-singer. 'Thoy might shut the door, bt the voice of Harry's offspriog predom- inated over everyihing else, and caused the two gentlemen below to cease their debate upon the probabilities of . rise or fa!l in the' baok raroof discount, and the prospects of the now TPawangalo loan, uutils more fitting ouportunity. « Ah, nir,” remarked Foozle, belping himeelt to a third glass of port, ‘‘it's & grand thing to be a father ; MAONIFIOENT FFELING, IR § ives s mansucha 8enss of responsibility! hroughout sn experience of many years, { pover £new & good father who was mot & good man., Andletme tell you, Mr. Highfly, in the eamo lengthy nod varied oxperience, I hsve always found that he who has most childron is algo the best.” Harry, glanciaz at bis watch, looked from the window, but failed to eee Aris- t1des Brownjonn approaching, and was, with in- creased mental perturbation, proparing bimself for a renowal of his nei%hbor‘u prosy_argument, when Matilda Jaue, blushing with maternal pride, and accompanied by ber mamms and baby, ontered the apartment. What !" exclsimed Mrs. Highfly, * has Uncle Aristides not. arrived? I do hope nothing has bappened to the deur soul. It he don't coms in & fes minates. you ehall walk up Lo the station, Harry, and ask if any sccidont bas ocourred on the line.” Her husbaod not seeming_ qulto to enter into her viewa—the noarest railway station being quite & mile from their abode—)irs. Highfly im- pationtly turaed towards her visitors, and pro- ‘aedod fo extol ihe virtues of the missiog one. Suffering from his spouse’s loqnacity, snd the nxiety he experienced lest old Foozle, by reason of his fondness for port, would have to remain at homo, and be put to bed, it was with no small dogreo of satisfaction thst Harry heard the sound of BAT-TAT. The assembled company sre esgerly listen- ing for tho approxch of footateps, and when the door opens, expect to see tne majestio form of the great Aristidos. There enters instead the maid-servant; eho whigpers to Harrs,. who, in turn, murmars to his agitated wifo: “T'm afraid, dear, there is some mistake;" and both loave the room. In as brief & spaco #s it takes to read this line, they were in the pasengo. Bofors them. attired io 6 euit of eedv but well brushed black, and with his hand gently smoothing & suspicionsly shiny Lnt, staod the discarded Job Swmith. L \Wall, Harry,” enid the mow-comer, percei¥ing thelr onfusion; “what's the mesning of all this? 1Is tho christening over?” “ Did—didn't you receive Mstilda's lotter?” gasped Harry. [ got one from you, and hers it is." Before the eyes of tna bewildored Hiehfly, there flux- terod the cpistle which had been intended for old Brownjoho! In tho humy occasioned by the arrival of visitors on the evening ‘when the letters had been written, they bhad got into the wrong ~envclopes: and the swealthy uncle had donbtless received the missive that had babn meant for the despised Job! coLp DEOPS stnod upon the forcheads of both husband and wifc a# they saw tho mistake that had been mede their tongues seemed locked within their teoth ; thair limbs appeared deprived of motion, and thus they stood to the wonderment of un- surparting Uncle Smith. “1¥hy don't one of you spesk? What's hao- {;gned? Tsn't there a baby? Or aro you 89 de- izbtod to see me that you've gono staik staring mad? Are yon'— What furtner interrora- tor the amazed Job would bave put will nevar be kpown, iuasmuch as at that moment tho streot door immediatoly bebind him was hoaw:ly smitten by means of the kuocker. The peraan who, without a word of lur&?iry. strode into tha passace, and stood twixt the ‘Highflios aud Job created a8 much surprise to Harry's relative as ho had occasioned but a few miouted previonals. 0, Uncie Brownjobn.” exclaimed 3fatilda Jane, suddenls recoveriug her spaach, and ruan- ing into bis arme, *I'm so glad you've come! Nor, oll can be explained.” Brownjoln firmly withdrow from his niece’s embrace, and gazing steroly st bor, said, in & tone evidenily mesnt to penotrato from t| Iar to the attio of a semi-dotached villa: if you please. An explaation, by il mesos. Firgvofall: how is it that you, Matilds, aud vonr mothar, made me promise to stand god- father; and that, after getting up the dotails of the important cerewmo y—to #ay nothing of pre- paring long speec for the lnncheon— 45’ TOLD T'M NOT WANTED?" Alas! it was all over. Ienceforth, the Brown- 3 | john propertywas tobo diverted fromthe Highfiiey and their successors ; by an nnlucky accident,their fature hopes wers blizhtad. The dirappointed parents enw all tnis stariog them in the face as Plamnly as thouzls old Brownjohn had written it upon the wall of the Fassage in which be stood. Fre Mutilda bad concluded a tlundering attempt Bt an excuse, tha loud-voiced Brownjohn roared : “Mndam ! no more ; 1 shake your dust from off my feet. Expect nothing from me.” During this conversation, Job bad been atten- tively examining Matilda's anclo—gazing at him from top to toe. and eyoing bim from Tight to Jeft. At tho moment when the great Aristides was ebout to depart, Job was, with his hands upon his knces, intent npoo & minate observa- tion of the burly oil-man's hoots. Brownjohn looked down, end Job Jooked up— theresult being that their eves mot. Then Harry and Matilda saw the sturdy Brownjohn turn pale, and the hithsrto submissive Job adopt a defiant air, 28 he said: * O, Mr. Bob Bteppit, I've found son a} Jest, bave I "Codid it be possible? Brownjohn, the proe- peroun tradeaman of the Sorough. was no other than the mau who, many yesrs ago, had so dis- firsc'alully ‘defranded that good-hearted, trustisg ob! The doubt which dwelt in the mind of the Highflies was but momentary. ho could resist the evidence afforded by the sadden change in Brownjohn's face, the air of ABJECT BUDNISEION with which he begged Uncle Job to spesk in & more subdusd tone, and Boally, the promise he gave that ke would mske reatitution ! “Come into this room, where we caanot be heard.” Baid the discomfited braggart, leading tne was Lo the back parior. * You, also, Harry and Matilda.” > ‘Thos complied ; and tben Uncle Aristides ex- pluined, that baving quarreled with eomo of bis Folativey, they weie upavare of hie being in Dusinoes at Brietol : they imagined be had de- parted for Australia ; bat it was pot natil two Vears after he Lad biddon them farewell that hie foft England. The adoption of the name StBppit precluded discovery. Of conrse, be Lad heard Harry speak of bis Uncle Smith; but nerer Basiag oyet. tho latter when visiting' the Ealing Jilla, bo little thought it was the same man he Nad wo injured. He confessed hix misdeeds, and beszed Job's forgivesess ; be felt the only re- cotmpenso in bis power was to ofer him Lalf his Sresont tuniving business, But Job had had enough of partnerships, specially in conpection with rawnfolhn; 80, uitimately, compromise was thus effectsd. 01d Brown]ohn (who, in his paniteuce, shons with far greater Inuire tin be ever bad done in his Jife before) gave a solemn promiso that he woufd st once proceed to his solicitor and mske a will eutirelyin favor of Harryand Matilda. As for the “christening— well,"rocent_ovents had somewhat upset him ; 89, if Uncle Job WOULD NOT MIND TAXING HIS PLACE, HE should be obliged. Matilda looked appeslingly at Job, and hoped ber dear uncle (it.was wonderfal how suddenly he had risen in her estimstion!) would pardon the neglect with which she had nitherto treated him. Rbe was about to make a lengthy appeal, Dbut he stopped her with s kisa; and, giving Har: » hearty ahake of the hand, inquired whether the clergyma would not be impatiently awaiting TFive minutes after the crestfallen and repent- ant Brownjohn had departed, the rest of the party weze on their way to the church. Tnat artfal Mrs, Highdy took oceasion, while procozd- ing thitber, to ask Unclo Job whether he wounld 1ike toe child calied by any spoecial name; sha chose to furget that she biad ssttled the matter & week before. But that unaffected creature shook bis beud, and said he thought simple names were the best; 8o, at tho last moment, it was decided u‘: bave the infant called * Harry,” and nothing elve. : At luncheon old Brownjohn was not missed, for Uncle Job was in such bigh epirlts, was so rich in bumorous snecdute, and, finally, uttered such a protty, modest speech, when he propored the health of the infanr, that the whole affair passed off in the most sgToeable manner. To Harry's delight, Job Smith is now & oon- stant vistor, and he always receives a genial wolcome from Matuds. ‘T'he great Arisiides does uot come very often, sud displays to thewm none of that bombast which waa in former times his characteristic.—Chambers’ Journal. CATTLE-GROWING OUT WEST. An Examination of the Herds of Nebraska, Colorado, and: ‘Wyoming, Corvespondence of The Chicago Tribune. Oaama, May 11, 1874 Lately thers came to this country, from Sid- ney Vilias, Ricbmond, Surrey, England, EDWIN A. CURLET, s young man of more than ordinary intelligence, industry, sod ability. He was sent outbya large corporstion to observe and report uvon certain businessos in America ; and - most care- fully and effectually did he do his work. Iwas this man's traveling companion for a time, and can bear testimony to the patience, industry, and care with which he gathered his facts. One of the objects of Mr. Curley's visit was to investi- gate snd report upon the risk, profits, and loss, of stock-raising on the Plains of Norta America. Our first vislt was to Grand JIsland, Neb., where we stopped to see the fine lsods of the Platte Valloy ; and the next dsy passed on to North Platte, 201 miles from Omaba, west. Here we examined the herd of ap. B. 0. XEITH; and, from all the facts that could be gathersd, the following is & fair statement of 1r. Keith's cattle-operations : He bogan raising stoek in the autumn of 1867, with five American cows. The next antumn he ‘bought 200 American cows ; and in 1869 put in of Texas cows, 2to 6-year-olds, 1,000 head. In 1870 b wae joined by a partner, and that yvear they put on their ~ranche 1,000 more Texas catdde. In 1872 they bought 720 Texas steers, cows, 2-year-olds, and yearlings, s mixed lot; and also put i, later, another lot of 950. fn 1676 ther honght 80 American and 200 Texas cattle. The total cost of cattle from 1867 to 1873, inclusive, was under $50,000. This did rot indlude cxpense of rancbe, herding, etc., which, bowever, wassmall. They were fortunate in baving old railway-tios 92d " telegraph-poles for the hauling, and their ranche v:EElmt 008t them over €1,600, which otherwise would have cost 62,000 or more. ‘They had several employes. Their men cost $30 to 850 par month, and board. They used their men for other purposes as well as herding. They employed one man with th first 1,000 head, and fl‘ aa extrs men with the sacond 1,000 head. Had to have twomen, 88 one would not stay at the ranche slone. Keith could not give any vory close figares off- hand, as his partoer, Barton, kept the books; but the account was nearly as followa: Bold on hoaf 1,000 head, which brought, -8 33,000.00 D6k usssaisss Butchered 1,000 hoad, mi brought Total....... Doduct cost of Balance Cattle remaiving on han 1,400 improved calves, st §12 cach. 1,200 yearlings, at $I8 each..... B0 J-year-olds, at $25 each. 300 B-yoar-oldx, at $30 each, 200 bulls, at $50 esca. 1,300 cowa, At §25 cach. “Total valus of stock on han: These igures, given Mr. Curley by M. Ksith, are in the main, [ believs, correct, and I can in- orso them. exoepk the value put upon old cows, which I think iu a littlo excessive. Mr. Koith keeps now ouly one berdsmsau. This men, when interviewed on Mr. Keith's fig- aros, said it would be fair to put the whole herd 22014, young, good, bad, and indifsrent—at 818 por heud, or 503,600 for tae lot. Making every ullowance for exaggerations, ovidently Meaars. Eeith & Barton's cattle operations have bean enormously profitable to them. Tho next cstablishmont ¢xamined was & COMBINED DAIRY AND BTOCK FARM, ° near the Upion Pacific Railrosd, in Wyoming Torsitory. The returns showed as follows : April, 1871, bought 50 dalry-cows, 3t §50 each.$2,600.00 Aprtl, 1871, bougnt 2 thoroaghbred bulls, 500,00 Expended In ranche improvements.. Total capital. . Expenss of labor, Return of butter xud milk, Forty-seven calves, valued Deduct 1abar. ..o we.. Profit, ebout 11 per cent. 1872, original apital brought down, 1872, bouglt 30 cown, at $30 each. Bought 32 acres of land. Expended on i+ 7. monk Total capital.. ‘Expense of labor, §1,000, Returas of butter and mi.k. Increased value of 47 yearlin, Rizty-two calves. ... Deduot 12bOT. ez sem: Profit, 334 por cent. In October, 1872, 35 mares, st $45 each, 33 mixed catle, and some_furniture, were addod to the ranche. For the purposs of forming a part- perslup, it waa then valuod at $15,000, and stood a8 follows: October, 1972, datry-ranche, as xzove...... . .§15,000.00 Ootober, 1872, bonght a berd of mized cattlo ‘at avarsge prices, comprising 242 yearlings, 306 2-year-oldy, 124 3-year-oids, 537 beaves, 370 cows, snd 16 horees, at... . a1,391.94 April, 1773, bought 1o ranches. * 7 "os000 Improvements made in the eak..eees Total capital .. Labor and expensts.. Lers porlion of labor expenc Returns of baef and beef-caitle. Teturna of butt Rotaros of milk. RBoturns of sux hides, eta Deduct 6TPENESE.ceeesraen. The stock remalning on band was valged ac 847,054,865, from which dednct 345,742.25, and We Lisva left to profit sccouat. $1,312.61 A4 an before stated.... 600,29 Total profit, 91 perjoent. The estimate of profit in this cae thing, ratbor too low: but it shows most as factory results. B Itried to get soms sccurats estimate of the number of catle on the Plains in Wyoming, Ne- braeka, and part of Colorado, but found it im- possiLle o obtain corract fizures. Tho follow- ing is & partial return of herds : On the Bijon, 8,000, of which 6,000 are besves and 2,000 coms. ‘On the Hox Elder, ness Cache Is Poodre, 2,000, of which many ure cows, and s few fino bulls, On the Platte, naar Deo 000 bead, sll beef cat- tla. Ntear Gresley, Col., 200 chotcs Amerioan cattls. 05 the sonth wide 'of the Platts, nssr Greelsy, 400 1,38 the North Platte River, near Fort Fettermsn, " At Sidney, Rallz abied 187,73, the Ualon Pactdo Zatlzoad, 1,009 ate ¢ junction of the Plattce, 2,500 A1 At junciion, Plattes, 2,500 Amercan eatile, IBO\D?:: Eallon's Bludt, 0a tha Patie, 5,30 beerea and Near the abore ber: 3 surersl mile betom, sndies uf 500 penle” Do 10 Near Fort McPherson, 1,000; and, below this, ctier berds of 1,0% and 1,200, e tre n the Lodge Fole, near Potter St 0Oz Crow Ureek, and in the \1:!\:1!.‘)".‘%,“0'03‘.5“. The foilowing are the nam: g e PRl 8 of some of the _CATTLE AND SHEEP-OWSERS ot the Plaing, aud their wealth in stock : eop & Hutton, 4,000 head cattle, o " Cretgliton, Alaop & Hateon. 300 bead e T The same, blooded cattle 400, 03 3and Creek, The same, mares 300, ou Sund Croek. i )I:nvfll & Bath, 400 csttle, on Littie Laramis, J. W, Liiff, 6,000 cattls, on Crow Creak, Patterson Brothars, 8,600, on Bijou. Jobn Hitson, 900, on tne Plutte, ‘Waitcomb & Cu., 3 000, on Box Elder, Reed & Wratt, 1,000, b tho Platte. Farwell Brothirs, 200, at Greeles, Eatley, 400, on tho Sonth Platte, Gearyy 400, an the Patte, nea Greder, 3 & Co. (sheep), 2,000, on Lermsus, 400 CG\HI:’L 50“[‘& e Ashcroft, 400, at Greel Stuneon, cattle 400, sheep ,000, Greel 11, Kelley, 500 cattle, on the Chugwr Ward & Bullock, 200 Fort Fame Adolf Coney, on tho Piutte, near Fettermas, RMoore Brothera, 12,000 sheep, near Sidae; Soors Brothers, 11160 cattler hear Sidtoy. ark Boughton, 5,500 Aark Bonglon, 3500 cattls function o he Pattas, 3 1,5C0 whe Fitzgerald & Co., 1,000 cattle, Cacizo la by g;;ry, Duncan & CO., 3,900 catdle, :J&J:‘i".': eso aro a few of the owners I co of, and 1 rough estimate of their hunl:[d 1h e not pretsud to sct down tho figures exacily, but only an approximate of the catle-wealth of the Plains. There must now be over 50,000 cattle and 30,000 eheep grazing in Nebraska and Wr- oming alone. 1 could hear of scores of small owners, and some largo Ones, such as Gov. Campbell, Carey' & Brother, Air. Fillmore, and Benuett, but could get no account of their cattle, or even the locality of their herda. The number of cattle and castle-owners on the Plains i 18 RAPIDLY INCREASING. A few men go ot of tho busiaces evers yesr, disguated; but for evory ono that quits, tou new men begin raising catile. As yet the pasturc- Jands are abundant, but the time is_rapidly ap- pmlch.\nf when the stock-raisers will bave to ovm sud inclose their ranches. Alresdy tlis heras bogiu to crowd in places, and for months past & caitle and sheep was his been raging in Colorado. In locating & ranche, wood, wat and grass have to bo considered, and it is g diffic 11t now to find ag_unoccupied rango in No- brasks, Wyoming, or Colorado, thas bes all the faculities. Jaxes S. BRissiN. MAY. The soul of summer, that through April dsys Lay scarce awakened—Iike an earth-bound gem Fatbioned to ahine in some rare diadem, Yot whick, for furtherance of creative ways, Doth hide swhile the brightnoss of its rays— ‘Now bursts its bonds, and, stooping to the hermy Of gentle spring’s sott draperies, kisses taem. To zoyal beauty. Not for Iarger pratse DI Apbrodite, with het goiden bair "And violet eyee, of heaven’s reflected sheea, Rise fresh and rodiant from the tender green. Of rrested waves—tbongh marvclously fair— “Thun with aweot amiles which all the air finy Floats May upon the foam of apple-bloom. —Mary B. Dodge in the Independent, DIRECT TAXATION. To the Editor o7 The Chicado Tribune S1i: Thero is no system of taxation so jusl snd fair as the direct plsn. Then every mar snd interest understand what is expected of them. The necessity of & repeslcf theland: tax is becoming more apparent every day, and, if not sccomplished, will deprive thousands of their homesteads, and eo reduce the value ot real estate that no person will bo found willing to invest in it. And the reason is very ap- parent, from the fact that no industry pays st gmall & percentage on the investment a8 agri- oulture. Now, let us compare the buiden of taxation borne by the agriculturiats in England with thoss in this country, and you will find ours Is tenfold greater, from tho fact that there is very little tax raised off the land in England. Almost her eotire revenue, immenso as it is iy Traised off of tho Juxuries and wealth of the natios. One hundred and seventy millious are collected off of the two asticles, ardent spints and tobac- co; but the stamp revenue, or tax on ail com- morcial paper, is one of hor greatest sources of cevonue. All transfers of values, whether notes, bond, or mortzagos, must be stamped ; aud, as it 1s based on a percentage, and a8 no 'article is zood in law unless etamped, it is not evaded. Rl propesty pasaing from 'one generation to <nothior hai $o pay a succession daty. Now, this xu, 0278 hard &t first glance; but, it must bo un- darstoo that, wlule it is felt by the poor maz, the rich mou hae to pay in proportion £o bi wealth; and even a very small fractional per- centage on sl bonds, mortgages, sad other evi- donces of indebtedness, in this country (where ortpaging and credit are so fashionable and ganer:ls, would raise s very large revenu and, besides, it is carring ont the great prin pla of the Patrons of Husbandry, to discorrage the credit uystem. Legitimate taxation is a burdon that wili always be cheorfully borae by sn intolli- geat people ; but nono but a nation of sorfs or bondsmen onght to submit to s system of taxa~ tion that is 80 oppressive that it avsorbs all tho legitimate carpings of both the pmfncrty aad the industry 1eqaired_to dovelop it. In how macy localities in the West hus tho tax on the asscssed valno of the taxablo property amounted to8 or 10 per cent ; and I read of one placo in Ilinols— 1 think it wes Kanksiiee—that toe leyy for tazes one year smounted to 13 per ceut. Now, it will bo argued tha the peoole votcd thoze tazes on themaelves, and they should submt to it cheer- fully. Bat I deny the right of uny man to voie atsxon my property for & Enecial purposo, _Sadamga Pood, in_Whitingbam, Vt., consis: head of Dorbame. 'On the Platte, lowsr down, 500 Americant, . 400, and 200, At Greeley, thres 8n i Thompacn, five berds, numbers oot known. On Cachs ls Poudre, seversl berds, numbers not koown. & ‘Chugwatar, 00 bead, all Amerfean iortRoens, %.I o ks, haar Arit 200 haad hen he lumeelf 18 not a tazpsyer, and conso- quently bears no par: of the burdon ; snd, in nioe cased out of te, those are tue parties that voted these taxes. I kuow of ono township whore it was necessary to naturalize five voterd the day before the election to obtain thie neces- sary majority, and it wés one of the leading Re- publicaus of the county toat eogineered tho fbe projoct, though I have often hoard pim do- sl axainst the Democrata for doing 80 away off in New York. ‘But to come back to the injustics of the land- tax : I wonld refer to the Genoral Government wranting such immenve tracts of land to rail- road cowpanies,with the extraardinary provision that theso lands are oot to be taxed till tho title passes to third parties; by which means the burchaser, by holdiog back & sma'l part of the chase-money, might evade tuxetion, and Lig Reigbbor, who purchuses from th Goverumeat, has to bear a donble burden. Thou tho aasoss- ment of the landed property is altogether ng and onjust. from the fact tuat there is no llow- ance mado in respect to thoincomo derived from wach property. I auppose tiio arerago valaation of lends in this county for tazation falls below 315 por acro, while 1 know of farming lands clnse to town that is asscssed at #1340 per sere. Zpoor oak-luobs, whose prodiciug cadacity is 0t half of that of the rich pratris-(arma. 3ore than balf the business that comes befors our County Bupervisora copsists in trring to right unjust assensments. Oue of the grestest evila of tho fand-tax consists in tho fact that it dis- courages jnvestments of capital iu land, and the tendericy is to sell, Dot topurchiase ; conse ;uent~ Iy real estato iz depreciating in valoe (except in 4 faw favorite locations). Thore are many soarces of rovenue that coald be resorted to that would reliove the iodustrions classes, and b scarcely felt by thoso who do- Tito s good inoome from thair various profes- Sions snd coliings. Thers aro tho lawyers, pir- Vicians, preachens, bankers, stock-brokers, 6:c. ote.s £0 a7 notling of the numerous wandering Jecturers, agents, bummers, mountebanks gou- erally, that are drawing immenso sums from fhio people, for which they make no edcqustere- turo, and generally escape taxation altozetder. Now, in this watter of taxatiod. 1 am for equal snd exact justico to all mco, special privilcgeas to mone. Let the aifferent Granges and farm- ors' clubs discues thls land-tax question in their meetings, and, when it importance and injustics are fully underatood there wili bs s univer: throughout .. iand for ita repeal. BauCEL BISNEST. —_————— Floating Land. A elogular nataral cartosicy {s found af £ of 150 acres of land foating oa the surface ol the water, covered with cranberries, and even sustzining_trees ffteon feet hixh. Wheo the Tior is raise®or lowered a thadam of the pood, tho jsland rises and falls with it, and fish arq taught by boring & hols in the crust a0d fishing down as through the ice in winter. A siwilal {eland once existed in & small Iake near Bangar, n-.zmmm masy such in Southes